DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP WITH GATED TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to receive a first clock signal and a first reference signal and to provide a TDC output indicative of a phase difference between the first clock signal and the first reference signal; and
a control unit configured to generate an enable signal based on a main reference signal and to enable and disable the TDC based on the enable signal.
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Abstract
A digital PLL (DPLL) includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC) and a control unit. The TDC is periodically enabled for a short duration to quantize phase information and disabled for the remaining time to reduce power consumption. The TDC receives a first clock signal and a first reference signal and provides a TDC output indicative of the phase difference between the first clock signal and the first reference signal. The control unit generates an enable signal based on a main reference signal and enables and disables the TDC with the enable signal. In one design, the control unit delays the main reference signal to obtain the first reference signal and a second reference signal, generates the enable signal based on the main reference signal and the second reference signal, and gates a main clock signal with the enable signal to obtain the first clock signal for the TDC.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to receive a first clock signal and a first reference signal and to provide a TDC output indicative of a phase difference between the first clock signal and the first reference signal; and a control unit configured to generate an enable signal based on a main reference signal and to enable and disable the TDC based on the enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to receive a first clock signal and a first reference signal and to provide a TDC output indicative of a phase difference between the first clock signal and the first reference signal; and a control unit configured to generate an enable signal based on a main reference signal and to enable and disable the TDC based on the enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a digital phase-locked loop (DPLL), comprising:
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generating an enable signal based on a main reference signal; and performing time-to-digital conversion when enabled by the enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for generating an enable signal based on a main reference signal; and means for performing time-to-digital conversion when enabled by the enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless device comprising:
a digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) comprising a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to receive a first clock signal and a first reference signal and to provide a TDC output indicative of a phase difference between the first clock signal and the first reference signal; and a control unit configured to generate an enable signal based on a main reference signal and to enable and disable the TDC based on the enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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